Coronavirus linked to nearly 5% of all deaths in England and Wales in one week, new figures show

Coronavirus has been linked to almost 5 per cent of all deaths registered in England and Wales during the week ending 27 March, the Office for National Statistics has revealed. It also said that

It also said that while the majority of 501 deaths in that week, 93 per cent, happened in hospital, 7 per cent of patients were dying in hospices, care homes and private homes.

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